German more traffic jams in Berlin
Commuters in Berlin lost almost as much time in traffic jams this year as they did before the corona pandemic. An average driver needed 65 hours more to get to and from work than free travel, according to a study by traffic data provider INRIX published on Tuesday. That is 19 hours more than 2020, but still one hour less compared to the non-Corona year 2019.
In the ranking, the capital is again in second place among the most congested cities in Germany. INRIX cites the lifting of many corona restrictions since June 2021 as the reason for the increase in traffic.
In addition, four Berlin streets are among the ten most congested in Germany this year – in 2020 there were still three streets. The B96 from Platz der Luftbrücke in the direction of Reißeckstraße was Berlin’s most congested street and took fourth place in the ranking.
But traffic jams not only cost time, but also money. If the lost time is converted into working hours, this would result in additional costs of 610 euros – in 2020 it was 414 euros, at short notice an INRIX spokesman.
Germany’s traffic jam capital remains Munich. Drivers lost a total of 79 hours compared to free travel.
INRIX is based on anonymized data from telephones, vehicles and administrations. Accordingly, the traffic situation in German cities reached the pre-pandemic level last year.